Questions

I'm interested in bringing on a partner (for his development abilities) for a site I'm working on. I already have an LLC and would prefer to keep this site under that LLC. Then, I'd offer in a...

Tax Acquisition Partnerships Liability

asked Nov 10 '10 at 02:41

Shpigford
146 points

I want to register a company i.e. MyCompany Limited but unfortunately this name is unavailable I am playing with different names and found MyCompany Inc is available. What would be the difference...

Naming Business Structure

asked Nov 10 '10 at 03:51

Jason
106 points

I've added an "invite your friends" feature to my site but reading through can-spam, it seems as if invites should be classified as unsolicited emails. But invites must be can-spam compliant...

Marketing Email Spam

asked Nov 14 '10 at 21:47

Sherif Buzz
462 points

We have developed a system that lets small businesses issue membership cards to their clients which can then be used as payment cards. The clients either preload the card with money or link it with...

Sales Pitch Statistics Ethics Market Research

asked Nov 10 '10 at 05:42

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

Most essential part of any start up is a good idea. So what should you do (not specifically, of course), to come up with an idea (including day-to-day behavior, studying etc.)? Thanks for any...

Ideas Recommendations

asked Nov 10 '10 at 07:34

Denys S.
166 points

I have a friend, who was involved in a startup part time, and he got shares in it. Now he was offered to join the startup as a technical director ( the rest of the founders are sales and...

Equity

asked Nov 15 '10 at 11:46

Graviton
871 points

I have an existing site that has been running for a couple of years as a free service. It started out as a hobby but now I have my own startup, it is coming under that umbrella and substantial...

Freemium

asked Nov 15 '10 at 12:40

Jtauber
309 points

What kind of cost/benefit metrics should be considered when trying to support one's local vendors. Mostly I am looking into the printing end of things, but what general metrics should I be...

Vendors Localization

asked Nov 15 '10 at 13:01

Mfg
246 points

We need to have a website that takes very little effort to create, looks good and is dead simple to edit. We also need it to be supported by a hosting company so we do not have to do any extra work...

Website

asked Nov 15 '10 at 13:53

Clj
123 points

Let's say I hire some remote contractors. Some are based in the US, and some are international. I want to pay the contractors on a bi-weekly basis. What is the best service to use for paying my...

Contract Payments Independent Contractor Payroll

asked Nov 10 '10 at 11:31

Joseph Turian
895 points

I'm not a US citizen but planning to start an international business. So I'm wondering if there's a benefit/profit/perspective of registering a company in a different country than mine, like US,...

Recommendations Business International Registration

asked Nov 10 '10 at 18:55

Denys S.
166 points

I'm interested in forming a one-man LLC in California, to do a website software-as-a-service (SaaS) business. But the more I look into it, it seems like a lot of paperwork and tax filings (e.g....

LLC Incorporation

asked Nov 15 '10 at 20:49

Dustin Boswell
153 points

I'm wondering, what are the main skills, knowledge, etc. for a founder/ceo/leader of the startup (this may actually refer to an already "made" company)? Does age matter or is it the thoughtfulness...

Recommendations Leadership

asked Nov 10 '10 at 19:18

Denys S.
166 points

Anyone know what, if any, legal hoops one has to jump through to start an escrow service? Such a service, similar to how it works on Rentacoder et al, would be a core feature of a new project I...

Finance

asked Nov 15 '10 at 21:31

Alan C
66 points

I am the first developer in a large scale web project, in the real estate sector. I am not an expert in any field, I know the basic of all, programming, databases, something about design and a...

Project Management Website Product Launch

asked Nov 10 '10 at 23:12

Alexandru Trandafir Catalin
157 points

I am looking for some suggestions. Currently I am in a startup, finishing my product. I can't get a job because I am working all week long all day on the product, and nearing completion... I...

Finance

asked Nov 15 '10 at 23:41

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

I have a developer from overseas I have been using for several months, we have a good relationship. I am thinking of bringing him on as the technical partner. Do you think there would be any issues...

Development Partnerships

asked Nov 11 '10 at 00:33

Jdeleon
70 points

There are many questions asked on this site about getting a website reviewed or feedback on a site that has just been released. Given that this type of question is so common and it is a need of...

Website Review

asked Nov 16 '10 at 07:56

Xiaohouzi79
1,257 points

Many of you have priced several different types of products from digital to the physical. So keeping it internet centeric what pricing research do you do before going with an amount? And once...

Pricing Marketing

asked Nov 11 '10 at 06:11

John Bogrand
2,210 points

I was wondering what is a good way to get your company/yourself a known name? Meaning that there obviously several methods to achieve popularity and to provide people a good quality so that they...

Getting Started Recommendations

asked Nov 17 '10 at 01:09

Denys S.
166 points